Japan’s Rakuten buys chat app Viber for $900m to expand digital empire
Rakuten ID users will jump to half a billion with Viber addition
Brent rises on tight supply; heating oil gains
US oil fell, pressured by weak manufacturing data attributed to the cold…
General Dynamics Canada wins Saudi deal worth up to $13bn
Reuters – US weapons maker General Dynamics Corp has won a contract…
US State Department has no information regarding arrested embassy employee
State Department reiterates concern about number of issues in Egypt and demands…
Turkey passes bill tightening control of judiciary
Ali Ihsan Kokturk, lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),…
Libya marks anniversary of Gaddafi uprising, riven by chaos
Monday marks the start of the 17 February Revolution, when angry residents…
Obama vows to put more pressure on Assad regime
At the meeting Obama pledged $1bn in loan guarantees to Jordan, as…
A messenger of peace and solidarity goes to Sahel
For his four-country trip to the Sahel in November, UN Secretary-General Ban…
Egypt dismisses Erdogan remarks
Turkish PM’s remarks on Egypt fall on deaf ears in Cairo, says…
Two die in Friday clashes
12 year-old boy watching protests killed in Minya, pro-Morsi demonstrator killed in…